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defy defiesdefyingdefied

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verbIf you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it.I defy you to read this book and not feel motivated to change.He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue.If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain .The skill of the craftsman who made it defies description.It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension. C1

word	defy
definition	verb If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way. This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother. Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading. If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. I defy you to read this book and not feel motivated to change. He looked at me as if he was defying me to argue. If something defies description or understanding, it is so strange, extreme, or surprising that it is almost impossible to understand or explain . The skill of the craftsman who made it defies description. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
inflections	defiesdefyingdefied
cefr-level	C1

Defy Defying Behave I Verb Make Refuse Obey